Sale 913 — 2006 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 13 May, 2006
Category — Offices in China, Officials
12c on 6c Offices in China (K6). Mint N.H. top plate no. 7837 block of six with extra wide selvage, brilliant color, choice centering, post-office freshEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED WIDE TOP PLATE BLOCK OF THE 12-CENT OFFICES IN CHINA ISSUE.
With 1986 P.F. certificate
1c Interior (O15). Top left corner imprint and plate no. 52 block of fourteen, the Scott-listed plate block of twelve is Mint N.H., top left stamp trace of h.r. where applied in corner selvage, radiant color, choice centering, fresh and Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as Mint N.H. plate block of ten and four hinged singles
$2.00 State (O68). Original gum, lightly hinged, wide margins and beautifully centered, fresh and rich colors, Extremely Fine, with 1983 P.F. certificate
$10.00 State (O70). Large part original gum, fresh color, almost perfectly centeredEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $10.00 STATE DEPARTMENT.
Ex Zoellner. With 1989 P.F. certificate
1c-90c Officials, "Specimen" Overprints (O1S-O67S, O72S-O93S). Complete set less the dollar value States, also incl. few ribbed paper varieties incl. Nos. O1Sb, O10Sa, O25Sb, O57Sb, soft papers incl. Nos. O10xS, O35xS and O57xS, generally rich colors, few small faults to be expectedFINE-VERY FINE. A RARE SET OF THE OFFICIAL SPECIMEN OVERPRINTS, WHICH ONLY NEEDS THE FOUR DOLLAR-VALUE STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUES TO BE COMPLETE. A RARE ASSEMBLAGE.
No. O77 with 1987 P.F. certificate.
30c Agriculture, "Sepcimen" Error (O9Sa). Without gum as issued, vibrant color, centered to right as are all known examplesFRESH AND FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT AGRICULTURE WITH THE "SEPCIMEN" ERROR. ONLY THREE COPIES ARE RECORDED.
With 2001 A.P.S. certificate
$2.00 State, Specimen Ovpt. (O68S). Without gum as issued, wonderfully fresh and crisp, pulled perf at rightFINE. A VERY DESIRABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE $2.00 STATE SPECIMEN.
Although the Scott Specialized states that 32 $2.00 State "Specimen" stamps were issued, the description for the Markovits example states "only about twenty are recorded", presumably based on Markovits's original research.